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In reply to the discussion: 80% of the US Population is at or below the POVERTY line - WHY is this NOT a National Emergency??? [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)Really? The source is a site with the acronym PBS, (Gee, ya think Political Blind Spot is trying to capitalize on a former well-known acronym of a respected news source?). It references another story from the same site which references an unlocatable AP story. This...is...bullshit.
There is so much disparity in our country, there is little need to make stuff up. It is stories like this that only undermine our efforts to address the real problem of disparity.
The saddest thing is watching people verbally contort themselves in order to make themselves feel like they are reading something with actual news value.
It is appalling that so many folks will accept false information that is so painfully inaccurate simply because it reinforces their own bias. It's crap like this that makes us as awful as the Palins, Gohmerts, and Tea baggers of the world.
How about we consider a source with some actual legitimacy?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/11/a-shockingly-high-number-of-americans-experience-poverty/281172/